Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-23

Government Employees Quitting
Work in Washington.
Tho Curious Spectacle Presont-
od at the Hour of Four.

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There arc some queer sights about tho
Government departments daily when
tho hour OF arrives aud the 10, 600 %
Uncle Sans servants turn out on dress
parade, write, Washington corrcspon-
dont You do not got 80 good n view
OF thcm In tho morning as they 20 in,
for they arc moro scattered then. Tn,
timid oncs bcgiu 10 como along nearly
half an hour before time TO begin work
In tho mosning. aud they stragglc 10
until after nine o'clock. hut az night
there Is no stragg Cling. They are
promptly on time. aud whoa the hand
points TO thsy IN ,kc a bcc iiuo for the
door. BY half f-pa,t three 10 quarter
OF four work is laid asi 10 anl prcpsra.
tions are made FOE lightning disappear
a1cS whom the mom5nt for disappear.
anco comes.
Tho scenes outside tho building. arc
I ag oufiou, u, those within. By 3.35 you
soc ia frolt of every building number
OF vehicle, OF varied description wait.
Ing Some are handsome, stylph in
fact, driven 10y fno teams aud diverted
drivers. They aro tho carriages OF tho
heads Of tho departments or their assist
ants. They are, most OF them government
turnouts. Then there IL another class
OF carriages; smaller, less expensive aud
less stylish Yet they arc morc attrac-
tive TO tho average person, for they are
often driven by a handsomp lady, tho
wife or sister or daughter of tho clerk
for whom each Il waiting. There is
another aud moro touching sight. II Il
another ella. OF waiting people. They
are on foot; womea aud children who
have come to greet father aud escort
him home.
They are curiou, study rs they pour
out 10y the thou,ands aud scatter
Z through the streets. That stately look
ing indiyiinli who walk, 10 the carriage
i in digIifisd way, as though ho were
afraid Of breaking, Il either head Of
department ora,sistsut. Sec how defer
entialIy the clerks boar themselves tow
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catch his cyo they dof their hat, with
yigor quite surpri,ing Ia its comparison
with the energy exhibited at tho desk
by this same individual. That indivd-
uai who prcc des the secretary open
ing doors and bowiag obsequiou,ly as
be enters tho carriage, aud the door is
closed behiud him, Is tho .'messeDgcr
at his office. IIc blacks hls masters
boots, brnsho, his sclothe,, brings him his
lunch from the restaurant In tho build
ing, aud jumps 70 help him on with his
overcoat when ne sees him ready TO start
out.
That oihor dignifsd psrsoB, who
carries bouquet ia hi, hald. Is Lot the
head Of the department Ilc Il
n division chief or head of bureau. lie
feels just NJ good oyerit. however. a. the
head Of the department fecls 10 his
place. He Is tho recipient Of ag mnch
attention in his way from his own sub
ordinatcs as tho secretary gets, and en-
! joys II more. That bouquet which he Is
carrying hons 70 his wife-or somebody
else was placed on hi desk by some ol
his snbordinatcs who hoped 70 make
their 800 a nooth job nors sc-ure By
{ It. Anl that elegant "shins" was
| placed on his boot ~ geatleman with
similar ambitions regarding his fC0
month job. The giycr ofths bouquet Is
probably following along in easy dis
,anee hugeisg himself with secret DC.
light At having mtic new point in his
Efforts 70 m i<s himioli rso,id With shs
old man"
The procession o. Il comes ont Is .
curious mixture. Pretty young rirls.
with roly shaok, aal s,inine eyo4;
plump aud piessine '.i1 ws, whose ere,
afo - active - i..ss ~ their younger
sisters; lcar "a y.dis who ara hussyiaz
home 70 th..r cs.i and parrots; youae
dapper mon VITA dads coliar4 ansl canes.
who make eyes ai the pretty girls a.
they g. b.; smirking old wilowers. who
are trying 70 csich tha eye 10 sohs
plump widow, sunmy aud socdg ola
sinners. whose rBm- blos5Jnied noses sad
unsteady steps tell very ssll ahst is shs
matter with them.
There are some touching sights. too.
I The smile on the fsee % tiie man 81
thfcadlar5 bat we'll bfu.hed clothes.
when he sees she faces Of efoup n
ch idfen waiting for hip. ihe empt,
sleeve, Tho srmch. the N~o,ien lous
which poorly sappoit tho worn ous old
SOLDIER the pretty girl on cruichcs.
whom everybody % ies for her mis-.
fortunes the lunch basket. she hoilow
cough and wasted cheek u men anJ
women siosiy dying from disease con.
inacted ~ long honFs in close rooma
sagaflons Clerk.